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A Epidemiological Investigation of a Nosocomial Outbreak of Multidrug-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in a Critical Care Center in Japan, 2011-2012.
Japanese journal of infectious diseases - 1 Jan 2016
Ushizawa Hiroto, Yahata Yuichiro, Endo Takeo, Iwashima Tomoko, Misawa Michiyo, Sonobe Makoto, Yamagishi Takuya, Kamiya Hajime, Nakashima Kazutoshi, Matsui Tamano, Matsui Mari, Suzuki Satowa, Shibayama Keigo, Doi Mikio, Irie Fujiko, Yamato Shinichi, Otomo Yasuhiro, Oishi Kazunori
Abstract excerpt
In 2011, a multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (MDRAB) outbreak occurred at a Japanese critical care center (CCC) in a tertiary care hospital. Multidrug-resistance in Japan is defined as resistance to the antimicrobials amikacin, carbapenem, and fluoroquinolone. We conducted a retrospective epidemiological investigation of this outbreak to identify the risk factors for MDRAB respiratory tract acquisition...
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